Michael Prater, MD
Otolaryngology · Lake Havasu City, AZNPI 1598723173
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 91 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Sanofi at 25.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $446, more than ten times the $27 reported in 2019.
Across 91 payments — averaging $20.57 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$471
- GSK$424
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$346
- Optinose US, Inc.$215
- Baxter Healthcare$75
- Merck$55
- plus $286 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,871100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 21 | $471 |
| GSK | 22 | $424 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 15 | $346 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 14 | $215 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $75 |
| Merck | 2 | $55 |
| Novartis | 3 | $50 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $27 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $25 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $25 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $24 |
| Covidien LP | 1 | $21 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $21 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $19 |
| Stryker | 1 | $16 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,871 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 150 otolaryngology providers in Arizona.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 48 | $219,081 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 523 | $3,780 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 255 | $3,454 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 133 | $3,139 |
| Famotidine | 377 | $1,778 |
| Ofloxacin | 99 | $1,349 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 95 | $1,014 |
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 30 | $613 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 87 | $604 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 74 | $496 |
| Calcitriol | 13 | $432 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 15 | $402 |
| Acetic Acid | 20 | $360 |
| Methimazole | 69 | $323 |
| Lidocaine Hcl ViscousLidocaine Hcl | 13 | $146 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieSynthroid | $19 | $61330 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 60th percentile of 150 otolaryngology providers in Arizona.
Other otolaryngology in Lake Havasu City
- Devin CunningLake Havasu City$11K
- Daniel CharousGoodyear$196K
- Jordan WeinerScottsdale$129K
- Lisa GrunebaumScottsdale$121K
- Peter KaiserPhoenix$114K
- Glenn RothmanMesa$51K
- Farhan TaghizadehPhoenix$46K
- Eugene ChangTucson$44K
- Shawn StevensPhoenix$33K
- Brandon FornwaltGlendale$13K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.